Parental Control: Screen time App Description

Tired of Parental Control apps that don’t work? See why unGlue is rated by kids as the #1 Parental Control app. We empower kids to make their own healthy time management decisions. We don’t use the typical heavy handed parental control techniques because device confiscation alone doesn’t stop the arguments.
FEATURES
-Set limits on social media, watching videos, and playing games - Entertainment Time
-Chores so kids can earn more Entertainment Time (Your family will love this)
-Steps4Time: kids walk or run to earn more Entertainment Time
-Block Adult content and porn websites
-Assign multiple devices per kid & designate shared family devices
-Create internet schedules, wake up & bedtimes
-Monitor app, game & website activity with usage reports for each device
-Remotely turn the internet off on any one device or on all devices in your family with a single click
unGlue empowers Parents & Kids screen time management equally. We give parents the ability to set boundaries & let kids manage the time allotted to them. Learn how we do this below:
UNGLUE FOR PARENTS
-Teach your kids important time management skills
-Set internet schedules for dinner, homework & bedtime
-Reward kids for doing chores with extra Entertainment Time
-Steps4Time keeps kids active, counts steps & converts to Entertainment Time
-unGlue’s friendly design empowers kids to rethink internet use & overall screen time
BETTER SCREEN TIME HABITS
With our "Time Bank" feature, kids can "spend" & "earn" their screen time minutes almost like cash. Parents set the withdrawal limit per day so there is no more binge-watching
CHORES FOR TIME
Reward your children with more Entertainment Time when they complete chores from their Kids App. (Take out the trash=15 more minutes!) Create new custom chores or customize existing ones to fit the chores that match your family
STEPS FOR TIME
Encourages a healthy, active lifestyle by letting kids earn extra Entertainment Time based on their activity goals parents set
PERSONALIZED SCHEDULES
Set a custom screen time schedule for each kid in your family that applies across all devices. Set Entertainment Time limits for school days & weekends. Set schedules to turn access to the internet on & off throughout the day
LIMIT DISTRACTIONS
Set schedules on Entertainment Time to limit the daily use of popular apps, social media, video & games
PAUSE INTERNET
Turn off internet access for one or all devices with a simple click. Whether it's time for homework or dinner, we make it easy to create a screen-free zone
MONITOR ACTIVITY
Keep an eye on the sites & apps your kids visit through the unGlue usage report. This tool helps parents have informed conversations with children about the content they’re spending their time with. Kid safety is important! Stop the netsanity with unGlue
BLOCK CONTENT
Make the Internet age-appropriate & safe for your kids with a single click. Easily block adult content & other red-flag sites
SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS
Monthly: $9.99/mo
Yearly: $83.99/yr (30% savings)
Your unGlue Premium subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. 24 hours prior to the end of your term, your subscription will renew automatically at the price agreed to. You can turn off your automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings, but you must do so at least 24 hours before your current term ends. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term
Questions: support@unglue.com
FAQs: www.unglue.com/faqs
Terms of Use: www.unglue.com/terms_of_service
Privacy Policy: www.unglue.com/privacy_policy

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Parental Control: Screen time App Reviews

Save your time and money

1

By jzee001

UnGlue relies on a VPN configuration to work however a Running VPN causes some apps not to work - specifically Netflix.
What’s even worse is that disabling the VPN requires no password and was quickly figured out by my kids.
Once the VPN is disabled tracking and limiting time stops working.
Shame on you unGlue!!!

Doesn’t work with Roblox

1

By JeffMorg

I spent a ton of time researching this and was super excited to try it. Very disappointed to find out that Roblox won’t work at all with the UnGlue profile installed. Uninstall the profile and it works again. How frustrating. Given that this is where my kids spend all of their iPad time it ain’t gonna work for us. Moving on to the next solution.

Working well

5

By Dagger41

So far our 10-year-son has loved this app. He has more incentives to finish his homework early, to make his bed and do his chores in order to gain more time. It’s amazing how an extra 5 minutes can keep a kid responsible 😊

Amazon prime

3

By Crazyguitarman01

When app is installed on Childs device it will not allow child to watch videos we approve. Other than this it’s been a great app

Hate the app

1

By Stephie-101

I have purchased the premium version for a year—-HUGE MISTAKE-HUGE!
The set up of the app doesn’t allow the kids to play certain games (like Pokémon go) not because they are out of time, because it doesn’t work with VPN in the background. So I have to turn it off. The kids are also able to turn off the VPN on their own, or uninstall the app altogether. It is not password protected.
Also I would like for the kids to be able to allow certain apps but not others, this app either allows all or nothing entertainment related. (except music, that does not use minutes). I got an email (through email subscription with the provider) that the ceo and founder line to hear from me, so I told him what I thought and that I like my money back - guess what I haven’t heard back. Instead I was sent another email to please rate their app at 5 stars.... BS. I’d like my money back and I will start getting in touch with someone who knows how to legally get a refund.

Manages same time bank across all devices!

5

By chuckarter

I’m thrilled to teach my son how to self manage his internet time across his multiple devices - iPhone, iPad, Xbox, and a Windows laptop. I’ve set up the App to allow an hour per day, with the opportunity for him to complete chores to earn an additional hour per day. Love that he can motivate to do chores to earn more time in his ‘Entertainment Time Bank’. Also teaches him about saving, as unused minutes “roll-over” in his time bank for future use.

Does not work

1

By Misha9

This app is ridiculously difficult to use and I can’t even assess the functionality. It lists two phones for one of my kids, when I only set up one. My other child has “no device” assigned to him in the child view, but in the device view, it is assigned to him. It’s not tracking the minutes properly. One device shows no minutes while the other has minutes added to it. I’ll be trying something that actually works. Sad I wasted so much time setting this up.

Lacking

2

By Raf0419

For the most part this app does what it says. You can block internet access and allocate time/reward your child. My issue has been reporting. My child easily turns off their VPN. At times I’m notified, others I’m not. Additionally, at times I would be notified that my child was not connected to UnGlue when they actually were. (Hence the 2 stars).
Where I feel UnGlue really fails is that it lacks app control. (In defense of UnGlue, they don’t advertise this as a feature.)
However, let me explain. If your child has a favorite game that doesn’t require internet access, they can play for hours and hours because UnGlue doesn’t “control” anything other than internet access. In other words, UnGlue doesn’t limit screen time. It limits internet time and provides parents a little filtering. This may need your needs, but it just didn’t meet ours.

No Screen Time Management

4

By activelifejs

I have mixed opinions about this app.
On the plus side, it has a nice layout and the “rollover” minutes are a nice idea.
On the negative side, the app does not actually control much of the screen time, it simply controls the internet connection which means many games can still be played and it does not report it or restrict it.
As for blocking “inappropriate content” it just has a single switch to toggle on and off. Obviously I don’t want my kids watching porn but there is a full spectrum of content out there and the app gives no control over what it is blocking it’s just on or off. I’d like a report of the domains that were visited and all of the apps that were used, not just the ones that are registered with UnGlue. I would like control over what apps can be used during the restriction times.
Good concept but not comprehensive enough for our family.

Good PC App. Could Be Better

3

By TDA listen

Like the app design and functions also UI is easy to use. I like it as a good way to do parental control over kids smart phone usage. And VPN is fast enough at least haven’t heard complain of internet speed from kids so far. The app is well thought out and well built!
However, unfortunately, I see one shortage of this app which is : it doesn’t really regulate overall screen time. It only limits the “entertainment time “ which is the time of using an app identified by unGlue as one of “entertainment apps “ which could be outdated or incomplete or inaccurate. There’s no way to customize based on what installed for what are the list of apps to monitor and limit the time of use.
That shortage defects the purpose of reducing overall usage of a phone by a kid. I probably have to try out other PC apps before sticking on one to pay for the service